Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-13


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GEORGIA.
There were fifteen frosts in March.
The bridge across the gully between
Lumpkin and Scottsboro is in shaky
condition.
1t is rumored in Americas that cotton
operators made big deal the past week
and cleared handsome sum.
Messrs. Elsis & Heyner, of Fort
Valley, will at an early date open a
grocery and hardware store at Bruins
wick.
Sunday e. l.. Moore. of Valdosta. lost
about $500 by the burning OF barn on one
nj his farms about two miles from that
town.
Webster Superior Court had to be ad-
iourned on account of the prevalence OF
measles. Thirty-four cases are reported
In Preston.
The store house OF S. ". Zimmerman
at Stockton was robbed OF over $500 on
Friday night last. No clue to the burglars
has been obtained.
On account of the severe spells OF cold
weather there has been no visible i'm
provement in the gardens around Lump
kin during the past four weeks.
The Milledgeville Light Infantry are
diligently drilling to prepare themselves
to make a good record in the approach
ing State drill in Macon on May 10.
Daniel kurce, of Pelham. met with the
misfortune to have his gin house and ap-
purtenances destroyed by fire u few
days ago. Loss, $500; no insurance.
Jackson's Council has made arrange
meuts to secure money with which 10 pay
the current expenses OF the town until
the ad valOrem tax is collected next fall.
The pastor and board of stewards, OF
the Methodist church, have rendered the
use of their house Of worship to the men,
bers of the Atlanta Presbytery that as
sem bles 10 Jackson on April 10.
Jackson is all right nowl The Council
has purchased an indicator" tor the use
Of the Night Waterman at cost of $50.
1T is an ingenious machine and indicates
the movements Of the watchman to "a
nicely.
/ As an evidence of the extent of the
banking capital Of Americas the fact is
mentioned that within the past ten DAYS
one bank lent one firm Sl20, 600 to carry
out big deal. The deal was made and
the money is back in the bank.
Bon. John c. Nichols, of Blackshear,
writes the MORNING NEWS that he has a
roasting ear patch in tassel, and sends a
specimen. He also has tomatoes in bloom.
4 by the cold, and none of his vegetables
are hurt except snapbeans.
Saturday C. NJ and George d. Wheat.
ley purchased th old jackson property
in East Americas, containing something
over twenty S}!es. 1t is understood tn al
they will divide 1t up into building lots
at once and erect a number Of small
dwellings out In that portion of the city
On Thursday evening last, about &c
O'Clock, the rear part OF the store of Nj
Nicholson at Brunswick fell in. The
rafters gave way, and cement and wood
came down In abundance. Fortunately
no onewas in that part or the building a
the time, and consequently no one was
injured.
The Americus, Preston and Lumpkir
Railroad Company have purchased from
Messrs. Wheatley g. Dudley about TWEEN
ty-f1ve acres of land in the southeast por
ton Of Americue, near the residence o
d. B. Hill. 1t is not known for what par
ticular purpose the land was bought
The price paid was $75 per acre.
Capt. A. T. Amoss, a well-knowu an,
influential citizen OF Cuthbert, died Mon
day at Barge's Mil, eighteen miles north
sast of Cuthbert, where he had been sine
the early part of last week on 1shin
tour. His death was quite sudden, and /
supposed TO have been caused by hear
disease, of which he has complained 70
ithepast two years,
A negro named johnson, in Atlant a
used coffin for running what Is demo M
mated a"blind tiger" he was employ e.
In an undertaking establishment. ant
kept his whisky hid in coffin. He wa
arrested by one Of the whisky detectives
and the Recorder imposed a fine OF IS
and cost for his disregard Of the dead b
afK fhsrf for fAh 10.
that the "rstail" business is not ''dead'
issue in Atlanta.
At Augusta a man named Angus
Grappenine, an operative in the Enter
prise factory, mysteriOusly disappeare,
from his home Sunday noon and has no
since been heard from. He drank consid
erably at times and for the past few
weeks has appeared very melancholy
The last seen OF him after leaving HON
was on the river bank, and IT Is the gen
eral opinion that he committed suicide b,
drowning himself.
Ben. l.. Jones, OF East Macon, is neQo
tiahng for the sale Of four acres OF Eas
Macon land. lying a couple OF blocks cas-
OF the site OF old Fort Hawkins. On thi
lot Is the celebrated Peppermint springs
where the garrison Of that famous fortal
ice used to get their drinking water. Th,
epnng takes IL name from the quantity o
wild peppermint that grew in the vallel
near she spring. There 10 a good deal O
this favorite herb growing In the neigh
borhood yet.
Tuesday last Miss sallie Babb, daugh
ter OF Ranse Babb, who lives In Baldwin
county, near Morris Mil, sustained yer
serious accidental Injuries. She is abou
Is years OLD, and was engaged burnln
trash in q field, when the skirt of her dres
caught fire. Finding she could not ex
tinguish IL, she, like most women do uu
der like circumstances, ran of, Her sis
ter Julia, who was year or two younger
ran after her, and having caught up wit
her, threw her into branch and put GU
the fire after her clothing had burned n
to her waist. Though her injuries are &
fearful character. IL is hoped that sh
may recover.
John Brouplee, wagner for Brounle,
Il Bro, OF Trip, Gwinnett county, wiz
was ran upon by freight train whIlt
crossing the Georgia railroad some tim,
ago and carried 400 yards on the COW
catcher, happened to a more serious acct
dent Saturday while returning homt
with a load OF meat and one barrel 0
sugar. Tue barrel, on which he was Sit
ting, IL being on its end, while goin,
down hill, lost its base, and threw Broun
lee on his head on the ground, the barrel
weighing $50 pounds, falling on him
His team went on, leaving Brounlee anC
the sugar on the ground. Some one pass
ingin an hour afterward found him, aud
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